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windage
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun windage has 4 senses
- windage(n = noun.phenomenon) Array - the retarding force of air friction on a moving object; Array is a kind of drag, retarding force
- windage(n = noun.attribute) Array - the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore of the gun; Array is a kind of diam, diameter
- windage(n = noun.attribute) wind exposure - exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance); Array is a kind of exposure
- windage(n = noun.attribute) wind deflection - the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind; Array is a kind of bending, deflection, deflexion
CIDE DICTIONARY
windage, n. [From Wind air in motion.].
- The difference between the diameter of the bore of a gun and that of the shot fired from it. [1913 Webster]
- The sudden compression of the air caused by a projectile in passing close to another body. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
windage, n.
1 the friction of air against the moving part of a machine.
2 a the effect of the wind in deflecting a missile. b an allowance for this.
3 the difference between the diameter of a gun's bore and its projectile, allowing the escape of gas.
1 the friction of air against the moving part of a machine.
2 a the effect of the wind in deflecting a missile. b an allowance for this.
3 the difference between the diameter of a gun's bore and its projectile, allowing the escape of gas.
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